Demographics of Cupertino city, California

Cupertino city, California had 58,333 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,650 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Cupertino city, in four figures

58,333
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 58,566 ±50.; −2.8%
Change since July 2020: −1,650 people.; 41.7 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $234,707 ±$12,596
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Cupertino city, California's population shrank 2.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Cupertino city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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Cupertino city, California's population shrank 2.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Cupertino city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	59,983	100.0	100.0
2021	58,393	97.3	100.2
2022	57,750	96.3	100.7
2023	57,777	96.3	101.6
2024	58,210	97.0	102.5
2025	58,333	97.2	103.1

Population of Cupertino city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	59,983	—
2021	58,393	−1,590
2022	57,750	−643
2023	57,777	+27
2024	58,210	+433
2025	58,333	+123

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.7 ±0.9: for men 40.6 ±1.2 and for women 43.0 ±1.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Cupertino city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	2,220 ±374	3.8% ±0.6	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	11,027 ±852	18.8% ±1.5	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,452 ±509	7.6% ±0.9	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	14,660 ±850	25.0% ±1.5	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	17,284 ±907	29.5% ±1.5	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	8,923 ±567	15.2% ±1.0	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $234,707 ±$12,596, and income per person $110,519 ±$5,134, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Cupertino city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	1,308 ±265	6.2% ±1.3	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,185 ±254	5.6% ±1.2	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,281 ±336	6.1% ±1.6	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	929 ±186	4.4% ±0.9	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,844 ±306	8.8% ±1.4	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,340 ±278	11.1% ±1.3	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	12,133 ±418	57.7% ±1.7	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Cupertino city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	2,364 ±454	4.1% ±0.8	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	185 to 567	1.4% to 4.3%	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,210 ±290	3.7% ±0.9	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	778 ±223	6.3% ±1.8	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Cupertino city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Cupertino city	California	United States
Housing units	22,158 ±463	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.9% ±2.6	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.1% ±1.3	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	60.6% ±2.1	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	39.4% ±2.4	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	At the edge of the top or bottom interval	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	At the edge of the top or bottom interval	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1973 ±1	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Cupertino city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,597 ±662	4.4% ±1.1	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	11,948 ±944	20.4% ±1.6	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	134 to 448	0.2% to 0.8%	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	41,483 ±1,057	70.8% ±1.8	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 78	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	3 to 227	< 0.1% to 0.4%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	119 to 449	0.2% to 0.8%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,809 ±398	3.1% ±0.7	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Cupertino city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	18,929 ±1,006	32.3% ±1.7	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,887 ±855	11.8% ±1.5	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	536 ±144	0.9% ±0.2	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	32,214 ±1,119	55.0% ±1.9	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	18,322 ±984	31.3% ±1.7	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	13,892 ±985	23.7% ±1.7	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Cupertino city among the places of California

162nd of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near Cupertino city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Santee city	59,332 ±83
Petaluma city	59,247 ±61
Monterey Park city	59,132 ±128
Gilroy city	59,004 ±45
National City city	58,893 ±61
Cupertino city	58,566 ±50
Highland city	56,675 ±73
Beaumont city	56,266 ±44
Fountain Valley city	56,258 ±96
South Whittier CDP	55,650 ±2,504
San Jacinto city	55,180 ±59

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Cupertino city, California

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026